Music of tomorrow: The Latest Brighton Download Chart

The Latest Brighton Download Chart started a few years ago with the hope of promoting local artists via a free music streaming service. The Latest 7 Music Chart offers a platform for unsigned artists to get their tracks on the internet with the opportunity of reaching Brighton’s keen music fans and beyond. Every week, Latest 7 features the top 20 most played tracks in the magazine’s chart rundown. The service is completely free for unsigned musicians to upload their songs and broadcast them to Latest 7 readers.

Established artists like Lily Allen and the Arctic Monkeys emerged through various internet mediums into the mainstream to great commercial and critical success, which demonstrates how important new forms of media are to unsigned artists. The music industry has been in a state of flux for some time now and its biggest challenge to date has been the rise of the internet. A long line of successful artists has been discovered through the web and Latest 7 aims to continue this trend and help Brighton’s talent get noticed.

Established artists like Lily Allen and the Arctic Monkeys emerged through various internet mediums into the mainstream to great commercial and critical success, which demonstrates how important new forms of media are to unsigned artists

The current chart boasts a broad range of styles that is reflective of Brighton’s eclectic culture. You’ll find everything from folk music to blues-inspired rock ‘n’ roll bands. The more Latest readers click and listen to the tracks, the higher the track climbs up the chart increasing the chances of exposure for the band across social media. Some bands have racked up sizeable numbers on the most played chart and have proved hugely popular with our readers. With new entries added weekly, there’s a host of new music to discover.

At the time of writing, Black Rooster Black Shag have been riding high at the top of the chart for some time now with ‘Run Baby’ at number one and the moody ‘Amsterdam’ at number two. Both songs have consistently reached high play counts over the last few weeks and are proving difficult to shift from the top spot. Mirika’s jaunty pop song ’Legs 4 Africa’ has come close this week as it nears the 200 plays mark. The Black Fields are currently at number 4 with their folk-influenced song, ’The Fighter’ and Dirty Weekend’s ‘Frankie’ completes the top 5 ahead of their January 25th gig at Latest Musicbar.

The Latest Brighton Download Chart is becoming increasingly popular with new bands as well as Latest readers and it is fast becoming a hub for Brighton’s bustling music scene. A wide variety of artists are frequently uploading fresh new music. Listen to the latest additions.

Words: Andrew McClean